Tape-reel.



N. ROE.

TAPE REEL.

APPLICATION IILED 00T.16, 1913.

1,1 10,994. I Patented Sept. 15, 1914 Q3 i/twmeo 3 Wm ntoz.

THE NORRIS PETERSCQ. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHINGTON 0 c.

NATHANIEL ROE, 0F PATCI-IOGUE, NEW YORK.

TAPE-REEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 15, real.

Application filed October 16, 1913. Serial 110-7%,421.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHANIEL Ron, a citizen of the United States, residing at Patchogue, Suffolk county, in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tape-Reels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to improvements in tape reels, and the same has for its object more particularly to provide a simple, eflicient and reliable reel having a crank for winding up the tape, which crank is so constructed and arranged that when the tape is partly withdrawn from the casing the portion of the crank handle lying normally within the casing will be automatically projected outwardly therefrom.

Further said invention has for its object to provide a tape reel having a folding 1 crank handle which is adapted to be fitted within the reel upon which the tape is wound, and means arranged within the easing which incloses the tape adapted to engage with the free end of the foldable portion of said crank handle, whereby to project the same outwardly from said casing pointed out in. the claims.

in the course of the first revolution of the reel. j a

" To the attainment of the aforesaid objects v and ends, my invention consists in the novel details of constructiomand in the combination, connection'and arrangement of parts herein-after more fully described and then In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts, Figure 1 is a face view showing one form of reel constructed according to, and embodying my said invention; Fig. 2 is a trans verse section on the hue 2-2 of, F 1g. 1;

Fig. 3 is .a face view of the casing with the tape and the reel therefor removed there from; Fig. 4C is an enlarged detail perspective view of the means for projecting the crank handle, the same being shown detached from the casings; and Fig. 5 is a detail, bottom view of the winding reel or drum detached from the casing.

In saiddrawings 10 designates the reel as a whole which comprises a closed, shallow, circular casing 11 having an opening 12 in its edge through which one end of the tape 13 with its attached ring or bail 14 casing.

25 denotes a folding crank handle having; one end pivotally secured upon the upper normally extends. The casing 11 is provided in its top with a large centrally arranged opening 15 having an inwardly extending rim. The base of said casing is provided with an inwardly raised portion 17 having an opening 18 therein, and surround ing said central, raised. portion 17 is arranged an annular member 16 which is soldered or otherwise suitably secured to'the inner side of the base of the casing, and provided witha cam portion 19.

Within the opening 15 of the casing is loosely fitted a reel 20 comprising a top 21 having an annular flange 22 extending downwardly therefrom, and terminating in.

a horizontal plane slightly above the base of the casing. The reel 20 is provided upon its under side with a centrally arranged depending post 23 having an interiorly threaded opening in its lower end adapt-ed jto be engaged by a screw 24. whosehead is disposed within the recessed central portion 17 of the base, in order to maintain said reel revolubly secured within said side of the reel 20, intermediate bearings 26, 26, arranged adjacent to the periphery of the reel. The: free end of said crank handle 25 extends across the top of said reel and terminates at the opposite side of the reel at a point adjacent to the periphery,

and is provided upon its under side with a handle or finger portion 217 which is revolublymounted upon a fixed stem 28 which is adapted to extend through an opening 29 provided in-the topof the reel.

30 denotes a spring finger which is struck up from the flange 22 of the reel, and is adapted to engage frictionally with the side of the handle or finger portion 27 when the said handle is fully folded within the reel 20, and the folding crank 25 is flat upon the topfof said reel. The flange 22 is provided with one or more vertical slits or recesses 31, 31, to receive and hold the inner end of the tape 13 secured to said reel.

Theoperation of the apparatus is as follows: Assuming that the tape 13 is fully wound up upon the reel 20 it merely becomes necessary to grasp the ring or bail 14 and withdraw the tape. As the tape is withdrawn the reel 20 will be caused to revolve, and in the course of the first revolution of said; reel the inner end of the handle or finger portion will contact with continues the end of said handle or finger portion will ride up upon said cam projection 19 and eausesaid handle or finger portion to be freed of'its engagement with the spring 80, and thefree end of the crank handle projected as shown at Fig.

2, whereupon the same may be grasped. by the fingers and folded over to its operative position, as indicated in dotted lines in said Fig. 2.

lVhile I have shown a cam 19 formed as a part of the annular member 16, it is obvious that the cam or abutment need not be formed as a part of an annular member as shown. I havemerely adopted the construction shown. because it is one simple and inexpensive form of device for attaining'the object in view.

" Having thus described my invention,what I claim'and desire to sccurebyLetters Patent .is-

1. A tape reel comprising a support, a

reel mounted thereon, means for rotating said reel, a strip of tape having one end secured to said reel, and means lying normallyv in-the path of movement of the means for rotating said reelfor projecting the end of said rotating means as said reel is rotated, substantially as specified.

2. A tape reel. comprising a support, a reel mounted thereon, avstrip of tape having one endsecured to said reel, a pivoted member secured to said reel for rotating the same, and a fixed member arranged upon said support cooperating with said pivoted member for projecting the latter as said reel is rotated,substantially as spec 3. A tape reel reel mounted thereon, .a'strip. of tapehaving one end secured to said reel, a member pivotally secured to said reel for rotating the same, and an abutment arrangedupon said support adapted to engage with the free" end of said pivoted member, whereby to. project the same as said'reel is rotated, substantially as specified.

4. A tape reel comprising a casing, arreel mounted therein, a strip of tape having one end secured tosaid reel and its other end extending out of said casing, atmember pivotally securedto sald reel for rotatlng the same a r0 ection on said :uvoted mem- 7 ber adapted to enter said reel, and means arranged within saidcasing adapted to encomprising a support, a

5. A tape reel comprising a casing, a reel .mounted therein, a strip of tape having one end secured to said reel, a crank pivotally secured'at'one end to saidreel, a handle provided at the-freeend of said crank and adapted to be folded into said reel, and cam .means provided Within sa-id casing adapted to engage with the end of said handle for projecting the free end ofsaid crank when is'iaidr'reel is rotated, substantially as speoi ed. i 6. A tapere'el' comprising a casing, a reel mounted therein, a strip of tape having'one end secured to said reel, a crank pivotally secured at one end to said. reeland profvided at its "free end with an operating "handle, ceive. said handle when said crank is folded back upon said reel, a spring arranged said reel having an opening to rewithin said reel' adapted. to engage said secured to said reel,

';a crank pivotally secured at one end to the 75:1 .1

iouter side of said reel, an'operating hangdle provided at the freeend otsaid crank, ;sa1d reelhaving an opening to recelve said,

handle when said crank is folded to its injoperative position upon sa1d reel, a spring jarranged within said reel" adapted to en-. gage said operating handle when. said crank.

is ;.adjusted to its inoperative position, an gannular'membersecured to the base ofsa d jcasing within said reel andi a projection "on 'saidxannular member adapted, to engage with the end of said operating handle whereby to project thejfree end .ofsaid g crank when. said reel jtially'asspecified. Signed at the city of New York, in the fc-oiinty of New York, and .State. ..0f New York, this 14th day of October, one thou- .fsand'nine hundred and thirteen.

Witnesses p CONRAD A. DIETERIOH,

" Josnrrr Gr. QU NN, Jr.

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